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GA SB521
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mullis
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia's municipal incorporation law to extend transition provisions—previously applicable only between counties and new cities—to also cover "prior municipalities" from which territory is deannexed to form a new municipality, with transition periods of up to 24 months for orderly transfer of governmental functions and services
- Allows newly incorporated ("qualified") municipalities to purchase parks from a prior municipality at $100.00 per acre, fire stations at $5,000.00 each, buildings at $1,000.00 per building, and personal property at depreciated book value, with 30 days' written notice required before assuming ownership
- Permits qualified municipalities to purchase the water system or sewer system within their territory from a prior municipality at a fixed price of $100,000.00 each, with 30 days' notice required
- Prohibits a prior municipality from conveying, encumbering, moving fixtures, or entering new contracts on any physical assets located within a qualified municipality's territory, and requires all moneys, reserves, and other investments of the prior municipality to be divided on a pro rata basis between the prior and new municipalities
- Provides that disputes between a prior municipality or county and a qualified municipality over payments or related matters may be resolved by petition to superior court, with the case assigned to a judge from outside the local circuit
Legislative Description
Municipal Corporations; transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/17/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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